DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.0 - - 38.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 245 - - 139 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1656 - - 2002 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1741 - - 1738 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2545 - - 2891 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 532 - - 756 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 301 - - 265 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 318 - - 312 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -787 - - -949 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3332 - - 3840 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6115 - - -4081 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8660 - - 6972 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 76 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 34.0 - - 38.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 23.0 - - 25.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 32.8 - - 37.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 22.3 - - 25.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 245 - - 139 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1656 - - 2002 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 29 - - 5 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96142 5 326 28 001 96142 89221 20 017 18 016 89221 83770 21 019 16 018 83770 79183 14 354 10 333 79183 75193 14 346 10 321 75193 71636 15 310 15 325 71636 68392 11 286 24 293 68392 65411 14 330 20 296 65411 62636 20 319 23 304 62636 59927 29 283 32 287 59927 57093 30 283 37 282 57093 54139 39 299 40 295 54139 51304 56 295 54 289 51304 48752 58 283 61 287 48752 46460 59 278 66 288 46460 44373 62 280 72 287 44373 42459 70 286 77 286 42459 40702 81 284 77 290 40702 39088 79 285 86 295 39088 37592 90 294 103 295 37592 36191 104 293 110 290 36191 34850 115 286 109 285 34850 33505 110 284 105 291 33505 32135 108 291 123 299 32135 30732 119 297 134 301 30732 29270 122 295 126 301 29270 27736 124 290 115 295 27736 26124 125 288 116 290 26124 24432 124 292 110 296 24432 22663 113 293 103 298 22663 20825 102 297 97 298 20825 18922 85 301 85 303 18922 16956 71 302 70 305 16956 14967 57 303 59 304 14967 13054 47 305 50 306 13054 11314 44 309 44 309 11314 9766 41 312 41 311 9766 8388 39 316 39 314 8388 7165 38 320 37 319 7165 6080 38 324 36 322 6080 5121 39 327 35 322 5121 4277 37 328 31 319 4277 3535 30 329 29*318 3535 2875 24*328 17*311 2875 2293 16*319 16 311 2293 1808 15 318 16 312 1808 1436 15 318 15 312 1436 1180 14 317 14 312 1180 1024 13 317 13 312 1024 935 11 317 11 312 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography